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NEY TOR A T Patented Jan. l5, 1924.

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:MARSHALL B. LLOYD, OF MENOMINEE, MCHGAN, SSIGNQR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-IYKENTS, TO LEVI H. GREENWOOD AND GEDRGE A. KEYWOETH, BOTH OE GARDNER,MASSACHUSETTS, .AND WILLIAM E. HOLMAN, OF LEOMINSTEE, VIASSACHUSETTS,

TRUSTEES. y

REED ARTICLE AND METHCD OE MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed July 13, 1921. ySerial No. 484,394.

To all whom t may] concern Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. LLoYp, acitizen of the United States. and a resident of Menominee, county ofMenominee,

and State of Michigan, have invented a certain new, useful, and ImprovedReedArticleand Method of lilaking the Same, ofy which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates generally to the pro# duction of woven reedarticles by the general method disclosed in my prior Patents Nos.1.243,079, 1,243,080, 1,248,081 and 1,243,082, that is to say to a reedarticle which is composed in part of the frame and in part of a wovenreed fabric of the `kind defined in my former patents, and whichembodies a reed or reed-like fabric formed independently of the frameand thereafter applied thereto. More specifically, my invention relatesto the production of woven -reed articles from' strips of fabric fromwhich it is desired to produce tubular `articles.

ln making articles embodying therein an independently woven'recd fabric.i. e..a

. stake and strand fabric whether' of the natural reed or so-calledfibre reed. I find it highly desirable to aiiix metallic `binder stripstothe edge portions of the fabric. rihese metallic binder strips serve anumber of very useful and important purposes, suchfor example aspreventing disintegration of the fabric, in facilitating manipula# tionof the fabric, and in making easy the metallic edge binders. however, asheretofore used. are objectionable in that their presence is readilydetected and serve to mar the beauty of the article. Since reed articlesare designed quite as much-'for beauty for utility this is a seriousobjection.

lt is an object of my invention to provide a reed article and a methodof making the same wherein a metallic edge binder can be successfullyused and, at the same time, in the completed article, shall be whollyinvisible.

My invention also consists inan article of manufacture, and in thesteps, acts and stated sequence thereof whereby the above named objects,together with others that will appear hereinafter are attainable, and

application of the fabric to the frame.' Such my inve'ntionwillbe morereadily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, whichillustrate what i consider at the present time to be the preferredembodiment thereof.l i

I In` `said drawings:

.i Fig. lis a View of a piece of woven reed or reed-likefabric havingmetallic edge binders thereon.

2 is an enlarged sectional view substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view of the fabric shownin Fig. lfbut with one of theAmetallic edge binders folded `back upon one side of the fabric. *Y i i 4is a view illustrating the next step in the operation ofproducing thearticle, shown in Fig. 6.' n f Fig'. 'is an enlarged sectional Viewsubstantially on the line ko of Fig.V

Fig. 6 is perspective viewy of a completed article of manufacture formedin accordance with my invention; and

7 isan enlarged sectional view substantially on the line 7*'7 of Fig. 6.

- yTheffabric which isgshown in the drawings may be wovenin any desiredmanner and while it isa' stake and strand fabric, it may`bc-composed*either of the natural reed, fibre reed'or-ithe like. 'Itcomprises the typical spaced stakes Lover and under; which fillerstrands 2 are woven. To the ends of thefabric are 'affixed metallicbinder strips 8 'and 4. These binder strips. as is well shown 'in'k"Figs 2 and 5, are U-shaped in cross-sectiomthusforming a channel forthey reception of the ends 2 and 2, respectively. ofthe .filler strands.These metallic edge binders are firmly pressed upon the filler strandsand therefore tightly `grip them` and positivelyprevent any loosening ofthe fabric or displacement of the contiguous stakes.

`As by way of illustration. and not by way of limitation I have depictedthe manufacture of a tray. the vertical outer wall of which is tubularin form and which is manufactured from the fiat strip of woven fabricpreviously described.

After aiiixing the metallic edge binders to the fabric l fold the binderstrip 3 backwardly toward one face of the fabric and the hinder Strip 4backwardly toward the opposite face. In folding 'theseback,vhoyv ever,'they are not tightly 'pressed against the fabric, but are slightlyseparated to form intermediate spaces 5 and 6, respectively, whichspaces are ,substantially the thickness Vof the binder strips.

The difference bettveen Figs. 3 and 4 iS that Fig. 4 is slightlyenlarged and also shows the upper part of :a portion of a ystrip cut toform the undulatory line marked 7 which is purely for ornamentalpurposes.

The strip of fabric is now in condition to be bent or shaped intotubular 1form which is accomplished by bringingthe ends of the producedin this manner very quickly and at loW cost and at the same time are-adniirably adapted for the purpose intended. The quality of durabilitydoes not '-ifn any sense affect adversely the ornamental appearance ofthe device, Whichis so v7much desired in articles composed of Wovenreed.

'It will be understood that the fabric is secured to the frame 8 bu-tsince this may be accomplished in Well-known manner 'no description willbe given.

lThe cross partitions 9 and 1-'0 and the bottom ll form no part oflthe-present vinvention and 'have been illustrated merely to show thearticle in completed form,

I claim: f

l. The herein 'described method of 'pro'- ducing Woven reed articles oftubular forml from non-tubular fabric that consists in providing anon-tubular piece lof Woven reed Y fabric or the like, securing metallicbinder strips to opposite end .portions thereof, forming the fabric totubular shape, meantime folding one metallic fbinder strip back-v Wardlytoward one face lof the fabric, and

folding the other -metallic binder strip backwardly toward the oppositeface of the fabric, and in interlocking the binder strips one with theother.

2. The herein described method of producing Woven reed articles oftubular form from non-tubular fabric that consists in providing anon-tubular piece of Woven Areed fabric or the like, securing vmetallicbinder strips to opposite end portions thereof, forming the fabric totubular shape around a frame, meantime folding one metallic binder stripbackwardly toward one face 'of the fabric, and folding the othermetallic binder strip backwardly toward the Opposite face of the fabric,and in interlocking the binder strips one With the other.

3. They herein described method of producing woven reed articles oftubular form from non-tubular fabric that consistsV in providinganon-tubular piece of Woven reed fabric -or 'the like, securing metallicbinder strips to opposite end Aportions thereof, forming the fabric totubular shape, meantime folding one metallic binder strip backtvardlytoward one face of the fabric, and folding the other metallic binderstrip backvvardly toward the opposite face of the fabric, and ininterlocking the binder vstrips one with rthe other, the binder stripsbeing of such size and -being folded back such a distance that Wheninterlocked the stakes are substantially uniformly spaced throughout.

4. The herein described method of producing Woven reed articles oftubular form from non-'tubularl fabric that consists in provid-ing anon-tubular piece of Woven reed lfabric or the like, securing metallicbinder strips to opposite end portions thereof, forming the fabric totubular shape, meantimefolding one metallic binder strip backwardlytoward one face of the fabric, folding the other metallic binder stripback- Wa'rdly toward the opposite face of the fabric,- both binderstrips being folded back a distance sufficient to hide them When thefabric is viewed from the end, and in interlocking the 'binder strips,one with the other.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set lily-hand, this 30th day ofJune, 1921.

MARSHALL B. LLOYD.

